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EARTHEN GRAVE Featuring RON HOLZNER, RACHEL BARTON PINE; Chicago Show Scheduled

EARTHEN GRAVE, the new six-piece doom/thrash metal band featuring Mark Weiner on vocals, Ron Holzner on bass, Jason Muxlow and Tony Spillman on guitar, Scott Davidson on drums, and Rachel Barton Pine on an extended-range electric violin, will unleash its dark intensity on Chicago's Nite Cap on March...

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GRAHAM BONNET Featured On 'Lyraka - Music From a Mermaid Empire'; Audio Available

Legendary rock singer Graham Bonnet (RAINBOW, MSG, ALCATRAZZ, IMPELLITTERI) is featured on "Lyraka - Music From a Mermaid Empire", a highlights CD featuring songs from the "Lyraka" movie. According to the filmmakers, Bonnet is the voice of the musical narrator throughout the 3D animation movie (proj...

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GORGOROTH Guitarist On Court Battle: 'I Won Because I Was Right, And I Was Right All The Way'

Norway's Imhotep webzine recently conducted an interview with GORGOROTH guitarist Infernus (real name: Roger Tiegs) about his court battle against vocalist Gaahl and bassist King ov Hell over the rights to the GORGOROTH band name. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Imhotep: How did you...

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NIRVANA Songs Fail To Find Placement In Ads, TV Shows

The Pulse of Radio reports that an ambitious plan to license the music of NIRVANA and its late singer/songwriter, Kurt Cobain, appears to have backfired, according to Portfolio.com. A company called Primary Wave Music Publishing bought a 50 percent stake in Cobain's catalog for a reported $50 millio...

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THE ANSWER To Break From AC/DC Tour To Play Two U.S. Club Dates

Irish rock band THE ANSWER will take a break from their relentless touring with rock 'n' roll heavyweights AC/DC to hit Los Angeles and New York City for headlining club dates at the end of April/beginning of May. The details are as follows: April 29, 2009 The Troubadour 9081 Santa Monica Blvd, Los...

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MAYHEM Announces New Touring Guitarist

Legendary Norwegian black metallers MAYHEM have announced the addition of French guitarist Silmaeth (ex-VORKREIST) to the group's touring lineup. MAYHEM's current live formation is as follows: Attila Csihar: Vocals Necrobutcher (a.k.a. Jørn Stubberud): Bass Hellhammer (a.k.a. Jan Axel Blomberg): Dru...

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SODOM, EVILE, IN THA UMBRA Confirmed For Portugal's SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XII

SODOM, EVILE and IN THA UMBRA are among the newly confirmed bands for the SWR Barroselas Metalfest XII, set to take place April 30 – May 2, 2009 in Barroselas, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: Thursday, April 30: AKERCOCKE UNMERCIFUL DORNENREICH AD HOMINEM ROMPEPROP INSIDIOUS...

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NASHVILLE PUSSY: 'From Hell To Texas' First-Week Sales Revealed

"From Hell To Texas", the long-awaited fifth album from Atlanta's NASHVILLE PUSSY, sold 800 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The CD landed at No. 87 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new a...

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COALESCE, SHATTERED REALM, DEATH THREAT To Play Germany's PRESSURE FESTIVAL

COALESCE, SHATTERED REALM and DEATH THREAT are among the confirmed bands for the June 2009 edition of the Pressure Festival, set to take place June 27-28 at JUZ Papestrasse in Essen, Germany. The festival billing is as follows: BETRAYED (USA) BLACK FRIDAY '29 (DE) BUN DEM OUT (UK) CHEAP THRILLS (DE)...

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THE ANSWER: 'Everyday Demons' Gydget Available

A gydget for "Everyday Demons", the second album from Irish rockers THE ANSWER, is avialable below. "Everyday Demons" will be released in the U.S. on March 31 via The End Records. The CD was produced by John Travis (KID ROCK, STATIC-X, etc.) and mixed by Tim Palmer and Mike Fraser (who recently mixe...

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Bassist KING OV HELL: 'GORGOROTH Is Not About Gay Liberation'

Belgian webzine Rock 'n Balls recently conducted an interview with bassist King ov Hell (real name: Tom Cato Visnes) of the Norwegian black metal band GORGOROTH. A few excerpts from the question-and-answer session follow below. Rock 'n Balls: GORGOROTH is traditionally seen as the flag-bearer of "tr...

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AD INFERNA: New Album Mix Delayed

French metal/gothic band AD INFERNA, which features SETH mainman/vocalist Arkames, has issued the following update: "A word to tell you that we have been delayed and that the mix [of the new AD INFERNA album] is not totally finished yet. To do it perfectly right, we prefer to take our time to heal u...

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GODHEAD: 'Hero' Video Available

"Hero", the new video from GODHEAD, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by actress Juliet Landau ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Ed Wood") and Deverill Weekes and features an appearance by Landau alongside GODHEAD vocalist/guitarist Jason C. Miller. GODHEAD — Jason C. Miller (vocals, guitars),...

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AKERCOCKE, ABSU, ORIGIN Confirmed For Portugal's SWR BARROSELAS METALFEST XII

AKERCOCKE, ABSU and ORIGIN have been confirmed for the SWR Barroselas Metalfest XII, set to take place April 30 – May 2, 2009 in Barroselas, Portugal. The festival billing is shaping up as follows: THE HAUNTED (Sweden) ABSU (USA) ORIGIN (USA) ESOTERIC (UK) AKERCOCKE (UK) URGEHAL (Norway) DORNENREICH...

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DRONE: 'Boneless' Video Posted Online

"Boneless", the new video from German thrashers DRONE, can be viewed below. The clip was produced by Lukas Hambach. The song comes off the band's second album, "Juggernaut", due on March 27 via Wacken Records. DRONE says: "Our musical roots stretch back to bands like TESTAMENT, MACHINE HEAD or PANTE...